Teen pregnancy is a severe issue in our lives today where people become pregnant because they are insecure or not informed. Nearly four out of ten girls become pregnant at least once before the age of 20 ‚but why does this happen? Most teens get pregnant because they want to know how it feels to raise a child or because they see others with children and they find them cute and want them to themselves. Others get pregnant because they don’t know about the different ways to stay safe. Many girls
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From coast to coast in America‚ prisons have become a growing concern; the concern being how well prisons actually work. Over time‚ the amount of people being caged in our country is increasing. Right now there are approximately seven hundred fourteen out of one hundred thousand people that are imprisoned. Some may argue that prisons keep the criminals off the streets‚ but did they happen to think that prison is actually teaching them to become a better criminal and hardening their hearts to make
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Pregnant‚ and Forced to Stay on Life Support A Texas woman is now brain-dead after collapsing on her kitchen floor in November from what appeared to be a blood clot in her lungs. She was found by her husband and taking to the John Peter Smith Hospital. Marlise Munoz was also 14 weeks pregnant. At the hospital she was in Intensive care unit where she remains connected to live-support. Her husband and parents planed to take her off life support. In November as they plan to
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Personal Narrative Becoming pregnant at sixteen is disappointing‚ but losing your child is devastating.Itwas a chilly february morning when I found that i was expecting‚ and with tear stained cheeks and shakyhands‚ i sought my mother’s comfort. We cried and cried until we could cry no more.She told me it would all be okay and that I strong. I didn’t believe her. As the months went by‚ my strength to overcome was revealed to methrough the 8 months spent waiting‚ the temporary stay in Atlanta‚ and
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Many women‚ including teens‚ abuse drugs while they are pregnant. This rate is especially high to those who are homeless‚ underprivileged‚ or live in a broken home. In order for drug abusers to even have a chance at beating their addiction they have to have support whether it’s family‚ friends‚ or boyfriend/spouse. They must also let the abuser now all the consequences to themselves and the unborn child. There are many consequences when using drugs during pregnancy such as miscarriage‚ health risks
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Jail and Prison Kyle T Klusacek March 11‚ 2013 Jail and Prison During the last three decades‚ prisons and jails have become full to capacity because of an increase in drug laws and repeat offenders. Before prisons took control‚ early punishments were brutal and not humane. There are two different cultures when discussing jails and prisons. Jails can be seen as short term whereas prisons are long term. Crime has been an increasing factor in today’s society‚ prisons and jails hold the offenders
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classification is in the prison system‚ I feel we have to look at the history of it as well. In the 19th century classification was hardly used. It was mainly used to control the prison system populations. Things like age‚ gender and number of offenses were used to classify them. During the medical model years of the prison system‚ they used medical reason to classify inmates. This helped control the mentally ill from regular offenders. It wasn’t until recently that prison system started classifies
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BE THE EVIDENCE PROJECT WHITE PAPER AGING PRISONERS A Crisis In Need of Intervention BE THE EVIDENCE PROJECT Be the Evidence You Want to See in the World… What is Our Mission: The mission of the Be the Evidence Project is to create awareness of human rights and social
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about six percent of this drop is accredited to the MTV reality show‚ 16 & Pregnant. MTV is an American television channel known for the airing of reality shows filled with controversial topics and dramatic scenes. 16 & Pregnant was first aired on the MTV channel in June of 2009. Created by Lauren Dolgen‚ 16 & Pregnant was the first show that strictly revealed the everyday lives of teen mothers. The reality show 16 & Pregnant has brought about much controversy over whether or not the show truly does
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workhouses and the inmates were typically held at the jail. Jails continued to house pretrial inmates and by the end of the nineteenth century‚ almost every United States city had constructed and operated a jail for this purpose. The state and federal prison systems are alike in the concept that they both keep those who are accused and found guilty incarcerated and away from the
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